Pipreola riefferii

green-and-black fruiteater
green-and-black fruiteater

A taxonomic species within the family Cotingidae – the green-and-black fruiteater.


Phoenicurus ochruros

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – black redstart.


Tetraonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – now usually treated as Tetraoninae in Phasianidae.


Plotus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Anhingidae – the snakebirds or darters, now known as Anhinga.


Rhynchops

(proscribed) Alternative form of Rynchops.


Linaria cannabina

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common linnet, of Europe, western Asia and north Africa.


Chloris chloris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – European greenfinch.


Pica hudsonia

A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae – the black-billed magpie of North America.


Columba livia domestica

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Columbidae – formally, a synonym of Columba livia, informally including all pigeons bred under human direction.


Coracina melaena

Coracina melas
Coracina melas#Translingual


Coracina melas

A taxonomic species within the family Campephagidae – the black cuckooshrike.


Mareca americana

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the American wigeon.


Mareca

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – wigeons and similar species of dabbling ducks.


Tetrao tetrix

Lyrurus tetrix
Lyrurus tetrix#Translingual


Ceryle rudis

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – pied kingfisher, found from sub-Saharan Africa to China.


Alcedo atthis

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – common kingfisher.


Halcyon smyrnensis

white-throated kingfisher
white-throated kingfisher

A taxonomic species within the family Alcedinidae – the white-throated kingfisher.


Merops apiaster

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – European bee-eater.


Merops orientalis

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – the green bee-eater.


Merops persicus

blue-cheeked bee-eater
blue-cheeked bee-eater

A taxonomic species within the family Meropidae – the blue-cheeked bee-eater.


Coracias garrulus

A taxonomic species within the family Coraciidae – European roller.


Monticola solitarius

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the blue rock thrush.


Turdus atrogularis

black-throated thrush
black-throated thrush

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the black-throated thrush.


Turdus pilaris

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – fieldfare.


Turdus iliacus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – redwing.


Monticola saxatilis

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the common rock thrush.


Terekia

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English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Terek</i>

A former taxonomic genus, including the Terek sandpiper.


Gymnocitta

From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + κίττα (kítta, “jay”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – a single species of American jay with naked nostrils; synonym of Gymnorhinus.


Palapteryx

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “ancient”) + Apteryx (“kiwi”).

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(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Palapterygidae – birds, fossils found in New Zealand, now included in Dinornis (giant moas).


Saurognathae

From sauro- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

(obsolete) A family of birds containing the woodpeckers and their allies.


Passeres

From Latin passerēs, plural of passer (“sparrow”).

(archaic) An order of birds otherwise called Insessores, comprising more than half of all the birds; songbirds.


Acanthizinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pardalotidae – Australasian warblers, often treated as a family: Acanthizidae.


Insessores

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Aves – a taxon comprising perching birds or passerines, broadly equivalent to the modern order Passeriformes.


Spatula

From Latin spatula (“spoon”). Named by Friedrich Boie in 1822, and resurrected pursuant to molecular phylogenetic results.

A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – the shovelers, the garganey, and some teals.


Spatula querquedula

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – the garganey.


Incessores

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of Insessores


Prunella modularis

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – dunnock or hedge sparrow.


Mareca strepera

A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae – gadwall, a duck found in much of the cool and temperate Northern Hemispere.


Clanga clanga

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the greater spotted eagle (formerly Aquila clanga), wintering from Egypt to eastern China.


Clanga

Evidently from Ancient Greek κλάγγος (klángos), an alternate reading of πλάγγος (plángos, “a kind of eagle”), though some sources (following Willughby, 1676) instead posit a relationship to Ancient Greek κλαγγή (klangḗ, “clash”) or Latin clangō (“I clang; (of an eagle) I scream”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – spotted eagles, of the Old World.


Muscicapa striata

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – spotted flycatcher.


Acanthis flammea

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common redpoll.


Leucocarbo atriceps

Leucocarbo ātriceps (canonical masculine)

Phalacrocorax atriceps
Phalacrocorax atriceps

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – formerly Phalacrocorax atriceps, the imperial shag.


Leucocarbo bougainvillii

A taxonomic species within the family Phalacrocoracidae – the Guanay cormorant or Guanay shag.


Empidonax minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Tyrannidae – the least flycatcher.


Athene cunicularia

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – burrowing owls, of the Americas.


Oenanthe oenanthe

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – northern wheatear, principally of Eurasia.


Phoenicurus phoenicurus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – common redstart.


Geokichla sibirica

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – Siberian thrush, a medium-sized North American thrush.


Turdus naumanni

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the Naumann's thrush.


Turdus ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the red-throated thrush.


Turdus torquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the ring ouzel.


Turdus eunomus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – the dusky thrush.


Turdus obscurus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – eyebrowed thrush, a medium-sized Asian thrush.


Catharus guttatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – hermit thrush, a medium-sized North American thrush.


Muscicapa dauurica

Asian brown flycatcher
Asian brown flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Asian brown flycatcher.


Irania gutturalis

white-throated robin
white-throated robin

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – white-throated robin.


Calliope calliope

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Siberian rubythroat.


Ficedula albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – collared flycatcher.


Tarsiger cyanurus

red-flanked bluetail
red-flanked bluetail

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the red-flanked bluetail.


Ficedula albicilla

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the taiga flycatcher.


Ficedula parva

red-breasted flycatcher
red-breasted flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the red-breasted flycatcher.


Ficedula hypoleuca

European pied flycatcher
European pied flycatcher

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – European pied flycatcher.


Luscinia svecica

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the bluethroat.


Saxicola rubetra

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the whinchat.


Saxicola rubicola

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the European stonechat.


Bombycilla cedrorum

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the cedar waxwing.


Oenanthe isabellina

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the isabelline wheatear.


Oenanthe deserti

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the desert wheatear.


Prunella atrogularis

black-throated accentor
black-throated accentor

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the black-throated accentor.


Saxicola caprata

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the pied bushchat.


Saxicola maurus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Siberian stonechat.


Oenanthe pleschanka

From Russian плеша́нка (plešánka, “pied wheatear”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the pied wheatear.


Oenanthe hispanica

western black-eared wheatear
western black-eared wheatear

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the western black-eared wheatear.


Prunella montanella

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the Siberian accentor.


Prunella collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Prunellidae – the alpine accentor.


Bombycilla garrulus

A taxonomic species within the family Muscicapidae – the Bohemian waxwing.


Passer hispaniolensis

A taxonomic species within the family Passeridae – the Spanish sparrow.


Motacilla citreola

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the citrine wagtail.


Motacilla alba

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the white wagtail.


Motacilla tschutschensis

eastern yellow wagtail
eastern yellow wagtail

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the eastern yellow wagtail.


Motacilla flava

western yellow wagtail
western yellow wagtail

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the western yellow wagtail.


Motacilla cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the grey wagtail.


Anthus godlewskii

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Blyth's pipit.


Anthus richardi

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Richard's pipit.


Anthus campestris

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the tawny pipit.


Anthus trivialis

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the tree pipit.


Anthus gustavi

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Pechora pipit.


Anthus hodgsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the olive-backed pipit.


Anthus cervinus

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the red-throated pipit.


Anthus spinoletta

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the water pipit.


Anthus petrosus

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the rock pipit.


Anthus rubescens

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the buff-bellied pipit.


Carpodacus erythrinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the common rosefinch.


Pinicola enucleator

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the pine grosbeak.


Bucanetes githagineus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the trumpeter finch.


Serinus serinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the European serin.


Acanthis hornemanni

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the arctic redpoll.


Loxia pytyopsittacus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the parrot crossbill.


Linaria flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the twite.


Loxia leucoptera

two-barred crossbill
two-barred crossbill

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the two-barred crossbill.


Emberiza fucata

chestnut-eared bunting
chestnut-eared bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the chestnut-eared bunting.


Emberiza calandra

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the corn bunting.


Emberiza cia

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the rock bunting.


Calcarius lapponicus

A taxonomic species within the family Calcariidae – the Lapland longspur.


Emberiza rustica

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the rustic bunting.


Emberiza caesia

Cretzschmar's bunting
Cretzschmar's bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the Cretzschmar's bunting.


Emberiza melanocephala

black-headed bunting
black-headed bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the black-headed bunting.


Emberiza aureola

yellow-breasted bunting
yellow-breasted bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the yellow-breasted bunting.


Emberiza schoeniclus

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – reed bunting.


Emberiza spodocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the black-faced bunting.


Emberiza chrysophrys

yellow-browed bunting
yellow-browed bunting

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the yellow-browed bunting.


Emberiza hortulana

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the ortolan bunting.


Emberiza buchanani

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the grey-necked bunting.


Emberiza pallasi

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the Pallas's bunting.


Emberiza cirlus

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the cirl bunting.


Emberiza leucocephalos

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the pine bunting.


Emberiza cineracea

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the cinereous bunting.


Zonotrichia albicollis

white-throated sparrow
white-throated sparrow

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – white-throated sparrow.


Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

yellow-headed blackbird
yellow-headed blackbird

A taxonomic species within the family Icteridae – the yellow-headed blackbird.


Spizelloides arborea

American tree sparrow
American tree sparrow

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the American tree sparrow.


Pheucticus ludovicianus

rose-breasted grosbeak
rose-breasted grosbeak

A taxonomic species within the family Cardinalidae – rose-breasted grosbeak.


Emberiza pusilla

A taxonomic species within the family Emberizidae – the little bunting.


Junco hyemalis

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the dark-eyed junco.


Loxia scotica

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Scottish crossbill.


Loxia megaplaga

Hispaniolan crossbill
Hispaniolan crossbill

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Hispaniolan crossbill.


Loxia sinesciuris

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – the Cassia crossbill.


Cisticola juncidis

A taxonomic species within the family Cisticolidae – the zitting cisticola.


Curruca crassirostris

eastern Orphean warbler
eastern Orphean warbler

Sylvia crassirostris
Sylvia crassirostris#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – eastern Orphean warbler, formerly Sylvia crassirostris.


Sylvia crassirostris

Curruca crassirostris
Curruca crassirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – the eastern Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca crassirostris.


Sylvia hortensis

western Orphean warbler
western Orphean warbler

Curruca hortensis
Curruca hortensis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – western Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca hortensis.


Curruca hortensis

Sylvia hortensis
Sylvia hortensis#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – western Orphean warbler, formerly Sylvia hortensis.


Lullula arborea

A taxonomic species within the family Alaudidae – woodlark, of most of western Eurasia and northern Africa.


Motacilla clara

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the mountain wagtail.


Motacilla capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – Cape wagtail, of South Africa.


Motacilla grandis

A taxonomic species within the family Motacillidae – the Japanese wagtail.


Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Meliphagidae – tui, parson bird, of New Zealand.


Ramphastides

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Piciformes – the toucans and barbets.


Morphnarchus princeps

Leucopternis princeps
Leucopternis princeps

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – barred hawk, formerly Leucopternis princeps.


Antigone vipio

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the white-naped crane, formerly Grus vipio.


Zosteropinae

A proposed subfamily of the Timaliidae that would include the white-eyes.


Apatornis

A taxonomic genus within the phylum Chordata – prehistoric birds endemic to North America during the late Cretaceous.


Mainatinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sturnidae – starlings of Asia and Australasia, sometimes classified as subfamily Graculinae.


Atlapetes albofrenatus

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – moustached brushfinch or moustached brush-finch.


Pycnonotus goiavier

yellow-vented bulbul
yellow-vented bulbul

A taxonomic species within the family Pycnonotidae – the yellow-vented bulbul.


Gracula religiosa

A taxonomic species within the family Sturnidae – the common hill myna.


Pycnonotus aurigaster

A taxonomic species within the family Pycnonotidae – the sooty-headed bulbul.


Pycnonotus bimaculatus

orange-spotted bulbul
orange-spotted bulbul

A taxonomic species within the family Pycnonotidae – the orange-spotted bulbul.


Rupornis

Coined by German paleontologist, ornithologist and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1844.

coinage

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Buteoninae – the roadside hawk.


Prinia fluviatilis

→ English: river prinia (calque)

Binomial compound of Prinia f + Latin fluviātilis m or f (“riverine, of rivers”), literally “river prinia”.

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A taxonomic species within the family Combretaceae – river prinia.


Australaves

From Latin austrālis m or f (“southern, Australian”) + Latin avēs f (“birds”), plural of Latin avis f (“bird”). The clade was originally written in the singular as Astralavis, but was later changed, as most higher-rank taxa are in the plural case.

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A taxonomic clade within the superorder Neoaves – certain birds.


Falco leucocephalus

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual

(obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – bald eagle; synonym of Haliaeetus leucocephalus, in family Accipitridae.


Regulus regulus teneriffae

From Regulus regulus (“goldcrest”) + Latin Teneriffae (“of Tenerife”), literally “Tenerife goldcrest”.

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Regulidae – Tenerife goldcrest.


Laniarius poensis

A taxonomic species within the family Malaconotidae – mountain sooty boubou, western boubou or mountain boubou, a kind of bush shrike.


Buteogallus schistaceus

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→ English: slate-colored hawk, slate-coloured hawk (partial calque)

Buteogallus m + Latin schīstāceus m (“schistaceous”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – slate-colored hawk or slate-coloured hawk.


Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Rhynchocyclus m + New Latin brevirōstris (“short-billed”)

A taxonomic species within the family Tyrannidae – eye-ringed flatbill.


Pteroptochos megapodius

Pteroptochos m + megapodius (“large-footed”).

A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocryptidae – the moustached turca.


Branta bernicla nigricans

A taxonomic subspecies within the subfamily Anserinae – the black brant.


Curruca mystacea

A taxonomic species within the family Sylviidae – Menetries's warbler.


Brontornis

†Brontornis (canonical feminine masculine)

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→ Chinese: 雷鳴鳥／雷鸣鸟 (léimíng niǎo) (calque)

→ Greek: βροντόρνις (vrontórnis)

→ Japanese: ブロントルニス (burontorunisu)

→ Swedish: åskfågel (calque)

→ Ukrainian: бронто́рніс (brontórnis)

Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -ornis (“bird”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Phorusrhacidae – certain large extinct birds.